Norm Bass vs. Diomedes Olivo — Career Comparison

Norm Bass
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Norm Bass built a career as a starting pitcher and Diomedes Olivo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Diomedes Olivo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 5.32 and 1.616 for Norm Bass. By the career numbers, Diomedes Olivo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Bass and Diomedes Olivo

Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.31
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.21
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
5.32
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.1
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9.61
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.86
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.94
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
40.66
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
38.91
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.82
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.52
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.608
1.608
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
35.66
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
35.55
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Norm Bass and Diomedes Olivo

Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.31
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.21
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.84
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.92
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.7
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.84
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Bass and Diomedes Olivo

Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
66
444.94
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
552.81
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.05
13.83
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
21.64
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.71
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.45
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-9.95
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
15.76
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
48
323.6
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.97
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Bass
Career
Per 600 PA
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA